In September 2006, Peter Jackson optioned the Temeraire series.[5] Novik's books are being released in audio book format. The first five were released by Books on Tape, beginning in 2007, and read by Simon Vance.[6] The sixth book was released by Tantor Audio in September 2010, also read by Vance.[7]

Novik is an emeritus member of the board of the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of fan-media including fan fiction, fan videos (vids), and real-person fiction. The OTW project began in 2007.[11]